List of Reports
Pesticide drift in Mexican Colony
Thursday, April 25, 2024, 08:45 AM
Description:
Pesticide drift off of Burbank and Big John Rd. ...
Smoke from 2 stacks at refinery
Sunday, April 21, 2024, 12:44 PM
Description:
There is smoke coming from Kern Energy. 1215am time started in back of tree line / other side of tank plant property. ...
Loud noises and smoke from Kern Energy Refinery
Sunday, April 21, 2024, 12:31 PM
Description:
Around 10pm there was a loud noise coming from the refinery. I noticed something happening with the flare. There is still smoke coming out right now at midnight. ...
Symptoms from oil well
Friday, April 5, 2024, 07:15 AM
Description:
The fire department said there was a leak and levels were low near my house. For two weeks I have had fatigue. A bad headache, that goes from my left ear to the back of my neck... brain fog, trouble with concentration, and on again off again nausea. ...
Leak testimony
Friday, April 5, 2024, 06:59 AM
Description:
Some guy in a hoodie came with a flyer we didn't smell anything near the apartment and we didn't have any of the symptoms firefighters came to our door they told us the gas had dissipated and we were safe sometimes it does smell on mohawk like asphalt or like rotten animals ...
Gas leak story
Thursday, April 4, 2024, 07:07 AM
Description:
I smell like gas and rotten eggs on Mohawk all the time. For the past like 5 months I have noticed it. Sometimes it smells all the way down by where valley Baptist Church is. I also have been feeling a lot of the symptoms for at least a few months. I've had weird headaches and dizziness, that ain't ...
Evacuation from Gas leak
Wednesday, April 3, 2024, 06:02 AM
Description:
I have been smelling methane for the past few weeks near my daughter house, there was an evacuation for their apartments near California and truxtun ext, off of Mohawk. I want to know if there is any information on what is leaking ...
Smoke from tanks
Monday, April 1, 2024, 07:32 AM
Description:
I woke up early this morning I saw smoke coming from the tanks near the street at the refinery. It was black and coming from the tanks near the street, closer to weedpatch HWY. The smoke was coming out for more then 30 minutes ...
Rotten eggs on Panama
Thursday, March 7, 2024, 04:51 AM
Description:
I drove from HWY 184 towards Fairfax and smelled strong rotten egg smell. I saw one of the tanks near the fence with the silver hatch on top open. I had my AC on when I drove by and the smell was very strong when I was closer to weedpatch ...
Smells from Alon refinery
Wednesday, March 6, 2024, 10:24 AM
Description:
Strong crude smells coming from Alon. Flaring happening at the moment. ...
Refinery has black smoke
Wednesday, March 6, 2024, 07:09 AM
Description:
There is black smoke coming from the refinery in the middle. It hasn't stopped for the last 20 minutes, it gets darker and lighter but it always comes out as black. ...
Smells like crude and gas
Monday, March 4, 2024, 04:51 AM
Description:
There is a SoCal gas crew fixing a leak in front of the refinery. I asked one of the workers if there was a leak and he said yes. I felt sick and nauseous for the last 3 weeks. My eyes and throat have also been irritated. I have visitors at the house, and they have mentioned smelling very strong. Ga ...
Leaking Well
Tuesday, February 27, 2024, 08:18 AM
Description:
Leaking well in the parking lot of the Kaiser Ob/Gyn office ...
Loud noises at refinery
Monday, February 19, 2024, 04:24 AM
Description:
There is a loud booms coming from the refinery. Thisnhas been going on since 2am. It also smell like crude on and off all night. ...
Humo de torres
Sunday, February 18, 2024, 07:30 AM
Description:
Hay humo saliendo de las torres en la refinería. Sale de en medio dónde están los tanques también. Siempre lo hacen en la noche. Hoy desperté a las 5:30am y había mucho humo ...
White smoke from stacks all night
Saturday, February 17, 2024, 09:17 AM
Description:
I recorded a video of thick white smoke coming from the tall stacks in the middle of the refinery. There was white smoke that was drifting and not disappearing. It started around 10 and it went on until the sun came up. ...
Leaking oil pipeline
Saturday, February 10, 2024, 05:20 AM
Description:
There was an oil leak, city does not know how long it has been leaking. Flyer sent out to us, and listed symptoms of which I have had several for over a year. It is so bad that I lost my mob because of it, and until now I did not know what it was. I have had: fatigue, headaches, memory problems, an ...
Hissing and smells coming from wells
Saturday, February 10, 2024, 03:37 AM
Description:
There was a man working on the tank farm behind golden west casino. He was next to a valve and there was white smoke and hissing coming from one of the tanks in the closer to the houses in the back side. He was there today around 3pm ...
Nighttime nuisance!
Thursday, February 8, 2024, 11:43 AM
Description:
The overnight floor lights on the equipment working on the oil leak are flooding our house! It's keeping people awake! Please face the lights a different direction! ...
Olores de crematorio
Thursday, February 8, 2024, 09:17 AM
Description:
Vivo in McFarland cercas del crematorio en la noche y la madrugada huele mucho a quemado y sale el olor del crematorio. Por favor hagan algo para parar el olor. (I live in McFarland near the crematorium at night and in the early morning it smells very burnt and the smell of the crematorium comes out ...
Giant flood lights
Wednesday, February 7, 2024, 10:04 AM
Description:
I know there's a lot going on right now at Panama & Buena Vista, but the giant overnight flood lights are a GIANT and shining directly into our bedroom windows overnight even though there's no work being done overnight. If these could be shifted so that they're not causing a big nuisance directly in ...
Oil clean up
Wednesday, February 7, 2024, 02:13 AM
Description:
The pipeline leak cleanup is happening near my house. There were strong smells on Saturday later at night. Sometimes when you drive past the site there is a slight smell of crude, and driving past the cleanup trucks smells like crude also. Clean up crews are blocking the gutters on the sidewalk, I'm ...
Smells from oil spill
Wednesday, February 7, 2024, 02:09 AM
Description:
My family and I smelled some crude on Saturday night. We live close to the oil spill that is happening and The smell of crude still sometimes reaches our house intermittently. ...
Emissions from old well
Saturday, December 2, 2023, 12:40 PM
Description:
Filmed a possible leak coming from a hole near the base of a idle well. Flir footage shows what looks like a minor gas leak coming from a hole in the casing (circled in blue in provided picture) ...
Huge fire with smoke
Saturday, December 2, 2023, 06:09 AM
Description:
There is a huge flame at the refinery right now. It has puffs of black smoke coming from the stack. I have a sick person at home and I'm worried because this has been burning all day. ...
Llama y olores de la refeneria
Saturday, December 2, 2023, 01:12 AM
Description:
Hay una llama grande que se prende y apaga. En las últimas semanas has habido olores fuertes y en las mañanas sale mucho humo de la torcha ...
Smells from flaring
Friday, December 1, 2023, 05:10 AM
Description:
Por la última semana ha estado saliendo olores muy fuertes de petróleo y huevo podrido del fuego en la refinería. Mejor me quedo adentro porque los olores llegan muy fuerte . También ha habido humo negro que sale de la refinería temprano en las mañanas. Entre las 7 a 11 de la mañana es cuando ...
Leaking oil well
Friday, November 17, 2023, 08:33 AM
Description:
My grandmother was having symptoms such as severe headache and nausea. She was outside during the day and started to experience these symptoms in the evening. ...
Leaking oil well
Friday, November 17, 2023, 08:33 AM
Description:
My grandmother was having symptoms such as severe headache and nausea. She was outside during the day and started to experience these symptoms in the evening. ...
Heavy black smoke train yard
Sunday, October 15, 2023, 03:57 AM
Description:
Heavy black smoke burning in a train yard between Truxtun Ave and California Ave near Bakersfield High School ...
1,2,3-TCP in McFarland Water
Monday, August 28, 2023, 11:19 AM
Description:
A report from the City of McFarland stated that the average level for the contaminate 1,2,3-TCP in the City's drinking water over 3 months (January, February, and March of 2023) was 0.037 ug/L. This is 52 times higher than the Public Health Goal of 0.0007 ug/L and 7 times higher than the drinking wa ...
BM29-30 Illegal dumping
Monday, August 21, 2023, 02:29 PM
Description:
Oil barrels and other various debris were discovered in an irrigation canal within Sandridge property. ...
Abandon Sail boat (Ridgecrest)
Tuesday, May 30, 2023, 08:17 PM
Description:
Abandon Boat on S China lake and Brady st. Brady trail head. Boat is dumped where people park there car to head to the trail. ...
Abandon sail boat
Tuesday, May 30, 2023, 08:02 PM
Description:
Abandon sail boat on 2137 south China lake and Brady St. The boat is abandon on Brady trail. ...
Illegal field dumping
Sunday, May 28, 2023, 08:18 PM
Description:
Illegal dumping in desert fuels Bed frame, tree branches, plastic,carpet,tires. Please help. ...
Illegal field dumping
Sunday, May 28, 2023, 08:07 PM
Description:
Illegal dumping in desert fuels Bed frame, tree branches, plastic,carpet,tires. Please help. ...
Flooded soccer field
Saturday, February 25, 2023, 08:03 PM
Description:
Soccer field is flooded at Pioneer Park on east side Bakersfield ...
Memory Problems resulting from pollution
Friday, July 1, 2022, 02:21 PM
Description:
Everyone in our home has headaches, fatigue, dizziness, nausea, memory problems. I am worried that we have some methane gas leaks like I heard about from the east side.P ...
Methane gas leak
Tuesday, May 31, 2022, 04:24 PM
Description:
Methane gas leak behind our home. Everyone in our home has headaches, fatigue, dizziness, nausea, memory problems ...
Abandoned water well
Wednesday, May 25, 2022, 03:41 PM
Description:
This is a 3 party water well that has not been used in over 20 years. County had sent me a letter to destroy well in 2021. I advised County it was not located on my property and the property owner had blocked all access to well illegally. The individual from the county (David Faller) then informed m ...
Street flooding
Thursday, December 16, 2021, 07:51 AM
Description:
Water on weed patch highway northbound. Causing traffic problems and an accident waiting to happen ...
Improper Oil Spill Disposal
Saturday, June 5, 2021, 08:30 AM
Description:
An oil pimping jack is in service located along the bike path near where the new extension (to Taft Highway) begins. We (my riding partner and I) have observed a significant and progressing spill accumulating over the prior weeks (6 weeks or more); the berm was full of spilled oil the week before. ...
Illegal dumping/squatters
Saturday, April 10, 2021, 12:53 PM
Description:
Dumping junk cars and parked RV , trashing empty house lot ...
Illegal Dumping
Monday, April 5, 2021, 03:07 PM
Description:
There is a number of mattresses, couches, chemicals, and other garbage all over the area in this popular walking path for local residents ...
Month long boom sound
Sunday, March 21, 2021, 07:58 PM
Description:
Month long boom/ pop sounds south east of Lamont. Usually louder at night. In a few occasions It has shaken the house. Hard too sleepbecause of the sounds. ...
Old trees falling and causing unsafe conditions
Tuesday, March 2, 2021, 10:19 AM
Description:
Old trees at park that are dying have branches breaking off and they are causing unsafe conditions where kids play. ...
Trailer Trucks
Wednesday, June 24, 2020, 02:37 PM
Description:
Large number of trailers parking at an empty lot. Not exactly sure if this is a legitimate business or they are parking there illegally. ...
Buried Oil Drilling Sumps on Prime Farmland
Wednesday, March 25, 2020, 10:49 AM
Description:
Material buried in oil drilling sumps prevents farmers from using their land properly and threatens local ground water with contamination. ...
Oil and Gas Odors
Monday, February 24, 2020, 07:07 PM
Description:
Strong oil and gas petroleum smells coming from the west north west of community. started noticing around 6 when picking up daughter from bus stop. Symptoms are head aches and soar throat ...
High Speed Rail Dirty Diesel Equipment between Shafter and Wasco
Wednesday, April 24, 2019, 04:15 PM
Description:
I observed today that High Speed Rail seems to be using older diesel engines on several pieces of earth moving equipment with visible smoke from exhaust pipes. This is similar to an unresolved earlier complaint about HSR using older diesel trucks for moving dirt to the construction site. This goes a ...
Very Strong H2S smell
Monday, April 8, 2019, 08:14 PM
Description:
There was an overwhelming and pugent smell that made me pull over and gag!! ...
Pollution from High Speed Rail construction
Sunday, January 13, 2019, 04:09 PM
Description:
High Speed Rail (HSR) construction has begun on the north side of Shafter. Earth moving to form the rail bed is being done by trucks bringing dirt from another location. These trucks do not seem to have the latest diesel engines which would limit diesel pollution for nearby residents such as those l ...
Large white toxic plume
Thursday, December 20, 2018, 06:26 PM
Description:
Large white plume being released from Pixley ethanol staying close to the ground ...
pesticides@2p.m
Tuesday, September 11, 2018, 02:44 PM
Description:
spraying pesticides @2p.m we live with swamp coolers and everything gies inside.theres kids around this block! ...
Possible pipeline leak
Friday, July 13, 2018, 12:10 PM
Description:
Using a FLIR, we captured a leak coming from a ground-level connection valve or pipe. This report has already been emailed to Valley Air & DOGGR. ...
Sewers drainage sewer drainage
Thursday, July 12, 2018, 12:11 PM
Description:
Water is comeing out of the sewer ...
Smelly Oil emissions
Monday, July 9, 2018, 02:59 PM
Description:
Smell from Oil field behind apartments. Oil pump working. ...
Cyanobacteria Damger
Tuesday, July 3, 2018, 05:58 AM
Description:
Kern County Environmental Health and the California Water Quality Control Board report dangerous levels of the neurotoxin Cyanobacteria at Kissack Bay and Paradise Cove. Cattle and human waste in the reservoir draw down zone create this problem each summer as the shallow water heats to a toxic stew. ...
County & State failure to conduct proper permit process for Clean Harbors toxic waste landfill in Buttonwillow, proposed expansion, lack of language access
Wednesday, June 20, 2018, 04:03 PM
Description:
https://www.envirostor.dtsc.ca.gov/public/hwmp_profile_report?global_id=CAD980675276&starttab= DTSC's website confirms that they are allowing Clean Harbors to continue dumping hazardous wastes at the landfill in Buttonwillow despite the fact that the permit they are operating on was issued in 199 ...
Overwhelming smell of manure
Thursday, June 14, 2018, 09:53 AM
Description:
Gagging lingering smell in and out of the house. ...
Left burned with trash
Wednesday, June 13, 2018, 07:15 PM
Description:
This house has been left burned for 6 month with a trailer in the back that just recently burned twice over the weekend. People have been coming by dumping cars , trash, beds. ...
Pot next door
Tuesday, May 29, 2018, 10:24 AM
Description:
There is a pot farm next door ,three houses to the north on east side of house and the newest farm two houses north of Carmichael St boron that affect Daisy street. The one directly next door has been in operation for at least two seasons. The stench permeates everything. It makes me nauseous and sh ...
Illegal waste water dumping
Sunday, April 15, 2018, 02:55 PM
Description:
Seems to be a lot of water being dumped onto a patch of alkali ground for several years. Nearby dairy may be the source. ...
Trashing the desert
Monday, March 12, 2018, 04:08 AM
Description:
Tree brush,leaves,salt cedar,and pine mixed with blue paint chips trahing natural growth and posing a fire hassard. ...
Methane smell near oil refinery
Monday, January 22, 2018, 08:32 AM
Description:
Strong methane smell at stop light next to oil. Refinery ...
White & Black smoking from Kern Oil traveling to Lamomt
Tuesday, December 19, 2017, 08:02 AM
Description:
While the flare was burning at about 8 a.m. there were two large smokestacks releasing white smoke that was collected in the cloud and traveling south. ...
Illegal oil waste dump
Friday, December 15, 2017, 03:42 PM
Description:
Tires, debris and waste oil (dumped and spilled) ...
All roads closed
Thursday, December 7, 2017, 08:24 PM
Description:
All Southside roads leading to Arvin we're closed without prior notice to the community worried there might be a gas leak citizens are very concerned ...
All roads closed
Thursday, December 7, 2017, 08:24 PM
Description:
All Southside roads leading to Arvin we're closed without prior notice to the community worried there might be a gas leak citizens are very concerned ...
Black trash bags illegal dumping
Tuesday, September 19, 2017, 02:04 PM
Description:
7 to 10 black trash bags dumped birds are tearing it up ...
piles of manure
Sunday, September 10, 2017, 11:49 AM
Description:
Appears to be storage and composting of manure in large quantities without adequate drainage or fly control creating a nuisance for nearby residents (including Maple School), and potentially threatening groundwater. ...
Unlicesent food vendor
Tuesday, July 25, 2017, 01:26 PM
Description:
Vendor selling food items, such as corn, Mexican chips & sodas, out of a ice cooler in a shopping cart. Comes to our mobile home park at about 5 pm each evening. She is dropped off and does not live in this park. This would be a food safety issue. She is not licensed to sell nor has a health cer ...
Leaking oil barrels - Arvin
Friday, June 2, 2017, 12:09 AM
Description:
Pictures were taken of multiple barrels of oil spilling off of the cement pad. Report submitted to KEEN & DOGGR. ...
FLIR report: Sun Mountain Oil & Gas leaking tanks – Arvin
Monday, May 15, 2017, 12:00 AM
Description:
Using a FLIR camera, there was evidence captured of a leaking tank that was storing petro chemicals fence-line to a heavily dense population. This report was submitted to KEEN & Valley Air. ...
Robo Plumbing illegal sewage dumping and exposure not reported
Wednesday, April 12, 2017, 12:10 PM
Description:
A employee of ROBO Plumbing was exposed to sewage waste and was not reported. The employee was laid of less than a week later. This happened when him and another employee (Carlos) was pumping sewage into the companies septic tank. ...
Open Ag Burn in Arvin
Thursday, March 2, 2017, 04:32 AM
Description:
There was two days back to back where they were burning ag stuff in Arvin. ...
Mattress dumped
Wednesday, January 11, 2017, 05:30 PM
Description:
Mattress dumped on Alfred Harrell Hwy on the opposite side of the road from Ethel's. ...
Furniture dumped
Wednesday, January 11, 2017, 05:27 PM
Description:
Sofa dumped in alley behind the west side of spruce street, north of 30th. ...
Illegal dumping
Wednesday, November 30, 2016, 11:33 AM
Description:
Cool pools of bakersfield dumped wood in dumpster and left it on the ground of our condo lic plate 9305341 lic on side of truck 392255 ...
Illegal dumping
Wednesday, November 30, 2016, 11:33 AM
Description:
Cool pools of bakersfield dumped wood in dumpster and left it on the ground of our condo lic plate 9305341 lic on side of truck 392255 ...
Flare Burning Illegally in Shafter
Tuesday, November 29, 2016, 01:45 PM
Description:
A flare in the North Shafter Oil Field, operated by California Resources Corporation, has been burning illegally for the past 7 months with no end in sight. It is a nuisance because it is harming the health of Shafter residents with large quantities of NOx, VOC, and PM2.5 emissions. CRC claims the r ...
Left over boxes
Monday, September 26, 2016, 11:48 AM
Description:
This warehouse used as a packing house each year as they finish the place is left clean, however this year they left a hold lot of Pallets of unmade cardboard boxes. The boxes now are use to commit crimes, cover up for Prostitution, drugs and other things. Please have some one look it this and perha ...
carrot packing affecting resident
Friday, September 23, 2016, 02:39 PM
Description:
There is a carrot packing in lamont that creats safety trafic issues they use the street to load and unload trucks. They waste a lot of water and the water goes to the streets damage the streets and water stay on the streets causing health risks to residents because it may help niles and other mosqu ...
Squatters on street
Wednesday, September 14, 2016, 01:06 PM
Description:
There are people living there. They have half a block of full of trash and it smells. Kids go by there to catch their bus. They are needles and obvious drug use. Trash keeps getting worse and no help provided. Please help!!!!! ...
Oil Spill on Hwy 33
Monday, September 12, 2016, 02:51 PM
Description:
A pipeline broke spreading waste water and oil onto Highway 33 just south of Lerdo Highway and into an almond orchard. ...
FLARE Comanche & Hermosa, Arvin
Friday, July 22, 2016, 10:17 AM
Description:
Vaquero Energy FLARE, buring 10+ min. 7/20/2016 (Long. -118.8306843 Latitude 35.3110756) From 8:08 PM to 8:26 PM observed flare burning. Directly across the field from Vaquero Energy Processing Oil tanker appeared to be offloading or pumping near the area where FLARE burned. ...
Illegal Dumping
Friday, July 1, 2016, 10:47 PM
Description:
Neighbors at 1814 Keith Lane are dumping trash (possibly related to drug activity) in dirt lots to the east & south of property. Regularly, they drag two full trash barrels into the desert & return 5-10 minutes later with empty barrels. Happens every week/other week. ...
Large Pot Hole
Tuesday, June 21, 2016, 12:22 PM
Description:
There is a LARGE pothole on Hall Road in Lamont. The nearest cross street is Silver. Cars are swerving to avoid pothole and car damage. There are pieces of large and small asphalt rocks throughout the area. HAZARDOUS driving! ...
Abandoned trash illigal dumping
Monday, June 20, 2016, 01:10 PM
Description:
Tires, mattresses and trash abandoned on alley behind 1021 flower st. ...
Illegal dumping
Tuesday, May 3, 2016, 01:01 PM
Description:
Per anonymous caller they claim, Multiple bags of House trash. Diapers. Food. Mail with the address 6610 west ave a2 lancaster ca 93536. ...